FOXBOROUGH -- With the altitude higher at Sports Authority Field at Mile High than any other stadium in the league, football in Denver is a little different than in other stadiums. Those differences are seen in the kicking game, as balls tend to fly a little farther in the high altitude.

Three of the five field goals of 63 yards or longer in NFL history have come in Denver, with Matt Prater's NFL record 64-yard field goal in 2013 holding the record for longest in NFL history.

With that in mind, however, kicking in Denver can present some interesting mental challenges to kickers, according to Stephen Gostkowski.

"The problem you can fall into is the idea that you could kick the ball a lot farther, which will make you go out there and try to hit a home run every time," Gostkowski said. "You know what happens when guys try to hit a home run every time, they swing and miss a few times.

"Knowing that the ball is going to go a little farther or you can go farther, you still have to hit a good kick," Gostkowski said. "They don't give you extra points if you make a 50-yarder that goes over the net. You still have to make a good kick and you still have to kick it straight."

Gostkowski is 5-for-6 on field goals lifetime in Denver, with only one 40-yard miss in 2009. The Patriots kicker expects the altitude to play more of a role on kickoffs than it will in the field goal kicking game, however."

"I think it's more exciting, I guess, kicking off to maybe help yourself get more touchbacks," Gostkowski said. "But you still have to execute. Just because it's perceived to be easier doesn't necessarily make it true."